Recently, OPHARDT reached an important milestone with the granting of its 600th patent. It reflects a long-term commitment to research and...
600 Patents Granted – And More to Come
Hygiene Solutions for Schools: Suited to School Life
Modern hygiene solutions for schools are essential to strengthen the safety of everyone in the school environment. Well-functioning systems for hand...
Hand Hygiene on Cruise Ships: What a Recent Study Reveals
A recent scientific study examined how often passengers and crew on cruise ships wash or disinfect their hands – and whether current practices are...
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Eye-catching dispensers show increase in hand hygiene compliance Whether a red stop sign at an intersection, or orange warning vests on construction sites. High-visibility colours lead to increased attention and warn us of dangerous situations...
Deaths resulting from antibiotic resistance increased in Europe since 2007 The increasing risk of (multi-)resistant pathogens poses a serious threat to modern medicine. The latest figures collected by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
New study shows advantages of hand disinfection for infection protection in educational institutions Running noses and long-lasting, irritable cough: pathogens are quickly and easily transmitted through both direct and indirect contact...
Protecting health through hand washing Although nearly everyone knows that washing hands helps prevent the transmission of diseases, not everyone appears to know when to do it. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Federal Centre for...
Research results show problems in the implementation of guiding principles of hand disinfection. Nosocomial infections are a great challenge to health care systems worldwide. They occur comparatively frequently on intensive care units. In Germany...
Non-intensive care units show a gap in patient-side dispenser systems. In medical facilities, the immediate opportunity for hygienic hand disinfection at the point of care is a vital prerequisite for high compliance. There is increased need for...
New study points to importance of hand hygiene in air traffic. Each day, airports around the world see millions of passengers travelling to and from multiple countries. Whether they are travelling a long distance, or a short one, these passengers...
Touchless disinfectant dispensers have been proven to increase compliance and reduce the risk of cross-contamination. For these reasons, the guideline by Robert Koch-Institute recommends automatic dispenser systems for hand disinfection. More than...
OPHARDT Hygiene Monitoring System® supports the improvement of hand hygiene on the intensive care unit Careful hand hygiene offers the most effective protection against nosocomial infections and their associated consequences. To improve patient...
OPHARDT Hygiene Monitoring System® used in a comprehensive behavioural hygiene study Do WiFi-based hand hygiene dispensers improve hand hygiene behaviour in clinical environment? This question was answered in a research programme over the period of...